How to Change Story Highlight Order on Instagram

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Reorganize your Instagram Story highlights easily

Co-authored by Jaclyn Nasland and Rain Kengly

Last Updated: February 23, 2026 Fact Checked

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If your Highlights are in the wrong order on Instagram, you can easily reorder them. There's no direct option to move it around yourself, but you can force Highlights to appear in a certain order by editing them from last to first. Here's how to change the Highlight order on Instagram using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.

Reorder Instagram Stories Easily

To change the Highlight order on Instagram, select and edit the Highlight you want to appear last. Add a temporary story to the highlight, and then select Done. Repeat for all Stories in reverse order. Then, remove the temporary Story.

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   Open Instagram and tap the account or profile icon. You will find your profile picture or icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. This will direct you to your profile.

   • Both the iOS and Android mobile apps work the same in this process.
   • Since Story Highlights are displayed chronologically, first add the Highlights that you want to be displayed last.
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   Tap and hold a Story Highlight you want to make last. When you tap and hold a Story Highlight, a menu will pop up.

   • Since edits force Highlights to the front, you'll need to select your Highlights in the reverse order you want them shown.
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   Tap Edit Highlight. In order to change the order of your Highlights, you'll need to edit the highlight, which moves it to the front of the order.
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   Tap Stories and select any story. It doesn't matter which story you select; this will be deleted later.
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   Tap Done. This edit forces the Highlight to move to the front of the line.

   • Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the remaining Highlights, making sure to select in reverse order.
   • When all your Highlights are in the correct order, you can now go in and delete the temporary stories you added.
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   Delete the temporary Story. In the same reverse order, tap and hold a Highlight. Select Edit Highlight. Deselect the temporary Story you added, and then select Done in the top-right corner.

   • Your Story Highlights will now be in the correct order.
   • Alternatively, you can delete the Highlights and add them again.
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   Go to instagram.com in a web browser. You can use either a desktop or mobile web browser to delete and add your Highlights.

   • Since Highlights are displayed chronologically, you'll need to delete and add Highlights to get them in the order you want; however, you can only delete Story Highlights when you're using a web browser. You'll need to use the mobile app if you want to add a new Highlight.
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   Click your profile picture. You'll see this in the top right corner of the page.

   • Your Story Highlights are displayed near the center of the page.
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   Click the Highlight you want to make last. Since edits force Highlights to the front, you'll need to select your Highlights in the reverse order you want them shown.
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   Click •••   and select Edit. This will open a new window.
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   Click Stories and select a temporary Story to add. It doesn't matter which story you select; this will be deleted later.
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   Click Next, then Done. This edit forces the Highlight to move to the front of the line.

   • Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the remaining Highlights, making sure to select in reverse order.
   • When all your Highlights are in the correct order, you can now go in and delete the temporary stories you added.
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   Delete the temporary Story. In the same reverse order, click a Highlight. Click ••• and select Edit. Click the temporary Story you added to deselect it, and then click Next. Click Done to save your changes.

   • Your Story Highlights will now be in the correct order.
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  What determines the order of highlights on Instagram?

  

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  Highlights are ordered chronologically, and reorder automatically when you add new stories to a highlight. Adding a new story to a highlight moves that highlight to the beginning of the list.

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  How do you remove the name of an Instagram highlight?

  

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  Tap and hold the highlight, then choose "Edit highlight" from the menu. Remove the current name, replace it with your preferred name, and tap "Done" when you're finished.

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  Do Instagram highlights have to be stories first?

  

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  Instagram highlights must be stories first. If you want to keep the story private until it shows up as a highlight, you can make the story private, wait 24 hours, and then add it to your highlights from your story archive.

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